IUCN status: Vulnerable
EPBC Predator Threat Rating: High
IUCN claim: “Threats are poorly understood but include predation by and competition with feral cats and Red Foxes,”
Mulgara were found in cat’s diet (Mahon 1999; Paltridge 2002; Vernes et al. 2021b); and mulgara were last confirmed 24 and 43 years after cats arrived in NSW and the Nullarbor, respectively (Current submission).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to mulgara population trends.
Abbott, The spread of the cat, Felis catus, in Australia: re-examination of the current conceptual model with additional information. Conservation Science Western Australia 7 (2008).
Current submission (2023) Scant evidence that introduced predators cause extinctions.
EPBC. (2015) Threat Abatement Plan for Predation by Feral Cats. Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, Department of Environment, Government of Australia. (Table A1).
IUCN Red List. https://www.iucnredlist.org/ Accessed June 2023
Mahon, P.S., 1999. Predation by feral cats and red foxes and the dynamics of small mammal populations in arid Australia. PhD thesis, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Paltridge, R., 2002. The diets of cats, foxes and dingoes in relation to prey availability in the Tanami Desert, Northern Territory. Wildlife Research, 29(4), pp.389-403.
Vernes, K., Jackson, S.M., Elliott, T.F., Tischler, M. and Harper, A., 2021. Diets of mammalian carnivores in the deserts of north-eastern South Australia. Journal of Arid Environments, 188, p.104377.